Soft Machine discography [1968-2018]

 

Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre. Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by Allmusic to be "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones."

Soft Machine (billed as The Soft Machine up to 1969) were formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals), Daevid Allen (guitar) and Mike Ratledge (organ) plus, for the first few gigs only, American guitarist Larry Nowlin. Allen, Wyatt and future bassist Hugh Hopper had first played together in the Daevid Allen Trio in 1963, occasionally accompanied by Ratledge. Wyatt, Ayers and Hopper had been founding members of the Wilde Flowers, later incarnations of which would include future members of another Canterbury band, Caravan...

 

 

The Move (Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne (ELO)) - Anthology 1966-1972 (4 CD, 2008/FLAC)

 More than 40 years in the making. 62 career-spanning tracks and well over three hours of Move magnificence on one superbly remastered 4-CD box set! Classic hit singles, b-sides, choice album cuts, a wealth of previously unreleased material including never-before-heard songs, demos, alternate takes & live recordings from 1966-72. The full-colour 72-page booklet with rare & unseen photos & memorabilia includes extensive 10,000-word Move history & band interviews with complete track-by-track info & UK discography. The story of The Move is as mad, bad and dangerous as any rock n roll tale gets. The cast includes four loutish hot-heads, one shy songwriter, and a scheming, Mexican tached manager. And let s not forget one furious British Prime Minister. Travelling with the band in the back of the van is one nasty looking axe and a case of smoke bombs. Chasing them out of the nation s clubs and ballrooms is a queue of fist-waving venue managers demanding explanations for the crowd disturbances and splintered stages. That s hardly the start of it. There s a quite brilliant procession of singles that helped create a second golden age of British pop. 

 

 

John Wetton - Album Collection 1980-2003 (5 CD/FLAC)

 

1980 - Caught in the Crossfire 

1994 - Battle Lines 

1997 - Arkangel 

2000 - Welcome To Heaven 

2003 - Rock of Faith

 

 

VA - The Many Faces Of The Beatles (3 CD, 2016/FLAC)

 Music Brokers presents another volume in the series that has revolutionized the music industry: The Many Faces. A collection of albums that delve into the depths of many of the most important artists in pop music’s history. This time it’s The Beatles’ turn, the greatest band of all time. 

CD 1 is dedicated completely to the years were Pete Best was The Beatles drummer (before Ringo Starr). 

CD 2 is a tribute to their songs, and includes versions by stars such as Ike & Tina Turner, John Denver and Marmalade (who reached at # 1 in the UK with their version of Ob-La-Di, Ob -La-Da and that is included in The Many Faces). 

CD 3 is a fascinating tour through the originals versions of songs that The Beatles covered on their early EPs and the albums Please Please Me, With The Beatles, For Sale. Includes songs like Anna, Twist And Shout and Money (That’s What I Want).

The Many Faces Of The Beatles is a wonderful trip through the world of The Beatles, an album to collect and to treasure. 

 

 

Guns N' Roses discography [1987-2004/FLAC]

 

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 1985. The classic lineup as signed to Geffen Records in 1986 consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Today, Axl Rose is the only remaining original member, in a lineup that comprises Use Your Illusion–era keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus, bassist Tommy Stinson, drummer Frank Ferrer, and keyboardist Chris Pitman. The band has released six studio albums to date, accumulating sales of more than 100 million records worldwide, including shipments of 45 million in the United States, making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time.

 

1987 - Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction {MFSL 699}

1987 - Guns N' Roses - Live From The Jungle (Japanese EP)

1988 - Guns N' Roses - GN`R Lies (MFSL)

1991 - Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (MFSL 711)

1991 - Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (MFSL 712)

1993 - Guns N' Roses - The Spaghetti Incident

1999 - Guns N' Roses - Live Era '87-'93

2004 - Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits

2008 - Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy